NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Bake a Basket of Magical Meringue Mushrooms
Homemade Meals to Tackle Takeout Cravings
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Many busy weeknights come down to one decision for frazzled families: cook at home or give in to takeout cravings. Instead of stressing over a decision, enjoy the best of both worlds and make Asian-inspired dishes from the comfort of your own kitchen. Featuring a blend of chilled, freshly chopped vegetables; ready-to-eat, pre-cooked noodles; gourmet dressing sauce; and crispy toppings, Fresh Express Hot or Cold Salad and Noodle Meal Kits offer two meal options in every bag – hot or cold – so you can make your salad, your way. Available in Teriyaki, Asian Sweet Ginger and Korean Sesame flavors, they’re the perfect inspiration for making takeout-style dishes at home. Consider this Marinated Teriyaki Steak with Teriyaki Noodle Salad recipe, which combines juicy steak with crisp vegetables and precooked Udon noodles for the ultimate at-home comfort food in an effortless meal. For a quick and delicious solution that may just become a family go-to, these Teriyaki Tofu Bowls are jam-packed with flavor, noodles and fresh veggies. These homemade favorites feature a delicious blend of broccoli, red and green cabbage, kale, shredded carrots, radish and green onions in Fresh Express’s Hot or Cold Teriyaki Salad and Noodle Meal Kit. The vegetable blend is tossed with pre-cooked Udon noodles, white sesame seeds and crunchy wontons then finished with a gourmet teriyaki dressing sauce for familiar Asian flavor. Visit freshexpress.com/hotor-cold to discover more than 300 fresh recipes and find a
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1
tablespoon honey
MARINATED TERIYAKI 1 teaspoon fresh grated STEAK WITH TERIYAKI NOODLE SALAD ginger Prep time: 1 hour
1
Cook time: 24 minutes
garlic
Servings: 4 1/2 cup dark soy sauce 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 sauce
tablespoon minced
tablespoon Sriracha
2
teaspoons white pepper
2
teaspoons Chinese five-
spice
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock
1/3 cup neutral oil
1
pound flank steak
1
tablespoon sesame oil
1
package (16 ounces)
extra-firm tofu, cut into 1/2-
1 bag (16.9 ounces) Fresh Express Hot or Cold Teriyaki Salad and Noodle Meal Kit
inch pieces
1 bag (16.9 ounces) Fresh In saucepan, add soy sauce, Express Teriyaki Hot or Cold brown sugar, Sriracha sauce and chicken stock; bring to Salad and Noodle Meal Kit simmer while whisking. Simmer In bowl, whisk vinegar, dark 4 minutes. Cool mixture down until soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, cool to touch, about 20 minutes. white pepper and Chinese fiveSlice steak into thin strips and place in bowl. Pour marinade over steak and marinate for 1 hour.
spice until combined. Slowly pour oil into mixture
In large pan over mediumhigh heat, stir-fry steak 2 minutes.
while whisking vigorously. Place cut tofu in mixture and
Remove steak from pan and allow to rest.
allow to sit 15 minutes.
In same pan used for steak, add oil and cook hot or cold kit according to instructions on bag.
medium-high heat and place
Add steak back to pan and stir to incorporate.
forms.
Bring large saute pan to
tofu in, turning when crust
Garnish with toppings from hot or cold kit and serve.
When tofu is finished, set
TERIYAKI TOFU BOWLS aside and prepare hot or cold Prep time: 20 minutes
salad and noodle meal kit.
Cook time: 10 minutes Serve with tofu on top of hot
Servings: 4 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 sauce
or cold salad and noodle meal kit.
tablespoons dark soy
BY DONNA ERICKSON Magical meringue mushrooms are a trompe l’oeil (trick of the eye), as the French say, and in fact, France is where this whimsical holiday recipe originates. They look like mushrooms, but taste like dessert! With family-friendly steps, it’s a must for giving and eating through the upcoming holiday season.
MERINGUE MUSHROOMS -- 3 egg whites (1/2 cup) at room temperature -- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar -- 1 cup sugar -- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -- 1/2 cup chocolate chips -- Cocoa powder for dusting Here’s the magical meringue-making fun: Preheat oven to 225 F. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy and foamy with an electric mixer set at a low speed. Add the cream of tartar. Increase speed until soft peaks form. Start adding the sugar slowly, a tablespoon at a time. Let your kids watch as the mixture changes and glossy stiff peaks form. Beat an additional 5 minutes after sugar is added. Spoon the thick mixture into a large, plastic zip-close bag and push toward one corner to form a pastry bag. Cut off the very tip of that corner so the meringue can be squeezed out of the bag. (Or use a pastry bag and a 5/8-inch tip.) Let your child try it out by dotting four small beads of meringue at the corners of the cookie sheet. Set a sheet of parchment paper over the top. The beads will provide a bond to hold the paper in place. Make the mushroom caps by holding the bag over the parchment paper and pushing until a 1-inch mound of meringue forms. Place a 1/2 inch apart. Once you have made approximately 35-40 caps, let your child dip the tip of their finger in a small bowl of water and gently round any peaks to make a smooth surface. Lightly strain cocoa powder across the tops. Shape mushroom stems about 3/4 to 1 inch high on another parchment-paper-covered cookie sheet by pulling the bag up as you press meringue out. Tap down peaks with wet fingers. These stems will be attached to the caps with melted chocolate after baking. Place the two cookie sheets in the oven for 1 hour, or until meringues can be lifted easily. Turn off the heat and leave in the oven with the door propped open for an hour or more. The extra time allows the meringue caps and stems to dry. To construct mushrooms, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe dish. Use a small spoon to spread chocolate on the underside of a cap. Attach a stem. Allow the chocolate “glue” to harden. Arrange in a festive basket and share with friends at a holiday party. *** Donna Erickson creates relationships and community through food and fun. Find more to nourish and delight you at www.donnaerickson.com. (c) 2024 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.
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